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the September 19, 2008
Argus VOLUME 116 | ISSUE 2 Illinois Wesleyan University
NEWS, P. 3 FEATURES, P.6 OP/ED, P.10 SPORTS, P.15
Saturday
High: 75 Low: 53
Sunday
High: 75 Low: 52
Columnist Weather
attacks
Columbus
IWU Welcomes
New Staff
Members
Students gear
up for mock
presidential
debate
Women’s Cross
Country places
1st in open
Alumni ticket sales aid athletes
Choral entertainment
IWU wires
new networks
Wireless network will now
become more accessible to stu-dents
at Illinois Wesleyan
University. A wireless network
allows for easy communication
and convenient computer usage.
The IWU Information
Technology (IT) department is
working on expanding the cam-pus’s
wireless network to keep it
technologically up to date.
The Ames Library, Buck
Memorial Library, Center for
Natural Sciences, Hansen Student
Center, Memorial Center, Shaw
Hall, Stevenson Hall, Evelyn
Chapel and Holmes Hall are all
wireless buildings on IWU’s
campus.
Buildings recently added to the
wireless network include the East
Street Apartments, Adams Hall,
Harriet Fuller Rust House and the
new Minor Myers Welcome
Center. IT is hard at work making
sure everything runs according to
plan.
“IT is busy configuring and
testing the wireless clients to
make these newly expanded
wireless networks available to the
campus community,” Trey Short,
director of IT, said.
One such network is Wi-Fi.
“Wi-Fi is a commonly used
wireless network that uses radio
waves to enable a connection to
the Internet or other network
devices such as computer, an
iPhone, a palm pilot or a gaming
system with a wire connecting
the device,” Short said.
People using Wi-Fi can do so
in convenient locations, allowing
them to work comfortably at their
computer or at whatever location
they choose. Students, faculty
and staff who are on campus can,
according to Short, securely con-nect
to a network without being
tied to a cable.
“I feel that in today’s world
where wireless is gaining pre-dominance
everywhere, having to
connect to a port is a nuisance
and should be avoided at a uni-versity
of Illinois Wesleyan’s cal-iber,”
said junior Alessandra
Bollero.
Guest access will also be added
to the network.
Even with all of the advance-ments
in technology, sometimes
things still go wrong. For exam-ple,
on Sept. 3, IWU’s computer
system crashed.
Due to the rising costs of travel,
food and equipment, Illinois
Wesleyan University alumni will
now be charged for admission into
athletic events.
In the past, IWU alumni were
able to attend athletic events free
of charge. Sports that currently
charge admission include football,
men’s and women’s basketball,
volleyball and some soccer
games.
“Our costs have risen dramati-cally,
particularly in travel,”
Athletic Director Dennie Bridges
said.
According to Bridges, the ath-letic
department found that rising
costs forced them to find ways to
create more operating revenue.
The revenue from alumni
admissions will go towards athlet-ic
department expenses, including
team travel, meals and uniforms.
Bridges said that supportive
alumni are the best people to turn
to in times of need, especially
when the money goes towards the
students.
“Many schools require teams to
go out into the community to raise
money,” Bridges said. “Students
are here to get an education and
play sports, not raise money.”
Bridges said he has received
positive support from alumni with
the new admissions plan.
Dan Armstrong, a 2008 gradu-ate
working for James Madison
University, agrees that alumni are
one of the most helpful groups
when it comes to satisfying rev-enue
needs.
“As an employee of a universi-ty,
I understand how much univer-
ERINN TOBIN/THE Argus
Above:The IWU chapel choir sings at the Evelyn Chapel during Chapel Hour on
Wednesday.
ALLEGRA GALLIAN
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
DANIELLE LAURITSON
NEWS EDITOR
SEE NETWORKS, P.3
SEE ALUMNI, P.3
Volume 116, News 2, Page 1_ED_JR 9/18/08 12:41 AM Page 1

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the September 19, 2008
Argus VOLUME 116 | ISSUE 2 Illinois Wesleyan University
NEWS, P. 3 FEATURES, P.6 OP/ED, P.10 SPORTS, P.15
Saturday
High: 75 Low: 53
Sunday
High: 75 Low: 52
Columnist Weather
attacks
Columbus
IWU Welcomes
New Staff
Members
Students gear
up for mock
presidential
debate
Women’s Cross
Country places
1st in open
Alumni ticket sales aid athletes
Choral entertainment
IWU wires
new networks
Wireless network will now
become more accessible to stu-dents
at Illinois Wesleyan
University. A wireless network
allows for easy communication
and convenient computer usage.
The IWU Information
Technology (IT) department is
working on expanding the cam-pus’s
wireless network to keep it
technologically up to date.
The Ames Library, Buck
Memorial Library, Center for
Natural Sciences, Hansen Student
Center, Memorial Center, Shaw
Hall, Stevenson Hall, Evelyn
Chapel and Holmes Hall are all
wireless buildings on IWU’s
campus.
Buildings recently added to the
wireless network include the East
Street Apartments, Adams Hall,
Harriet Fuller Rust House and the
new Minor Myers Welcome
Center. IT is hard at work making
sure everything runs according to
plan.
“IT is busy configuring and
testing the wireless clients to
make these newly expanded
wireless networks available to the
campus community,” Trey Short,
director of IT, said.
One such network is Wi-Fi.
“Wi-Fi is a commonly used
wireless network that uses radio
waves to enable a connection to
the Internet or other network
devices such as computer, an
iPhone, a palm pilot or a gaming
system with a wire connecting
the device,” Short said.
People using Wi-Fi can do so
in convenient locations, allowing
them to work comfortably at their
computer or at whatever location
they choose. Students, faculty
and staff who are on campus can,
according to Short, securely con-nect
to a network without being
tied to a cable.
“I feel that in today’s world
where wireless is gaining pre-dominance
everywhere, having to
connect to a port is a nuisance
and should be avoided at a uni-versity
of Illinois Wesleyan’s cal-iber,”
said junior Alessandra
Bollero.
Guest access will also be added
to the network.
Even with all of the advance-ments
in technology, sometimes
things still go wrong. For exam-ple,
on Sept. 3, IWU’s computer
system crashed.
Due to the rising costs of travel,
food and equipment, Illinois
Wesleyan University alumni will
now be charged for admission into
athletic events.
In the past, IWU alumni were
able to attend athletic events free
of charge. Sports that currently
charge admission include football,
men’s and women’s basketball,
volleyball and some soccer
games.
“Our costs have risen dramati-cally,
particularly in travel,”
Athletic Director Dennie Bridges
said.
According to Bridges, the ath-letic
department found that rising
costs forced them to find ways to
create more operating revenue.
The revenue from alumni
admissions will go towards athlet-ic
department expenses, including
team travel, meals and uniforms.
Bridges said that supportive
alumni are the best people to turn
to in times of need, especially
when the money goes towards the
students.
“Many schools require teams to
go out into the community to raise
money,” Bridges said. “Students
are here to get an education and
play sports, not raise money.”
Bridges said he has received
positive support from alumni with
the new admissions plan.
Dan Armstrong, a 2008 gradu-ate
working for James Madison
University, agrees that alumni are
one of the most helpful groups
when it comes to satisfying rev-enue
needs.
“As an employee of a universi-ty,
I understand how much univer-
ERINN TOBIN/THE Argus
Above:The IWU chapel choir sings at the Evelyn Chapel during Chapel Hour on
Wednesday.
ALLEGRA GALLIAN
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
DANIELLE LAURITSON
NEWS EDITOR
SEE NETWORKS, P.3
SEE ALUMNI, P.3
Volume 116, News 2, Page 1_ED_JR 9/18/08 12:41 AM Page 1